intertignium
inter-tignĭum, i, n. [tignum],
- the interval or space between two beams, Vitr. 4, 2, 4.
intertīgnium, iī, n. (inter u. tignum), der Raum zwischen zwei Balken, die Zwischentiefe, Vitr. 4, 2, 4.
intertignĭum, ĭī, n. (inter, tignum), entrevous, espace entre deux solives : Vitr. Arch. 4, 2, 4.
Intertignium
The space between the ends of the tie beams (tigna, b b b in the illustration) which rest upon the architrave (trabs, a) in the timber work of a roof (Vitruv. iv. 2, 2, and 4). Six of these are here shown; and in the earliest buildings these intervals were left open; but, subsequently, they were covered over with slabs of marble, so as to form part of a continuous frieze (zophorus), or to form a metope (metopa) in the Doric order.